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Ski-Type Windsled

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Description: Enclosed wooden box windsled mounted on three skis, sitting on lake ice near the shore.
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Madeline Island Historical Museum Under Construction

Date: 1956
Description: Constructing the Madeline Island Historical Museum in La Pointe which consists of four separate buildings. L-to-r: jail; American Fur Trade storage buildin...
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Christian Turck House

Date: 1900
Description: Christian Turck House built in 1835 by Turck who was a German immigrant.
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Stahl Dog Team

Date: 1910
Description: Tom Stahl's dog team transporting two women in La Pointe on Madeline Island.
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Calf on Harley

Date: 1912
Description: A man poses next to his 1912 model Harley-Davidson motorcycle with a young calf in a crate strapped on the back of the motorcycle. Behind the man is a silo...
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Engine Powered Hay Press on Farm

Date: 1905
Description: Men operating a hay press powered by an International Harvester stationary engine as a woman is looking on. They are working near a barn which has chink-lo...
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Schwister's Minnesota-Badger

Date: 1912
Description: John Schwister at the controls of the "Minnesota-Badger," the plane he built in St. Paul, Minnesota and Wausau, Wisconsin. The passenger beside Schwister i...
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Tandem Zebra Team

Date: 1909
Description: Two men sit in a two-wheeled buggy hooked up to zebras, next to a fence near the Ring Barn on the left (which is still standing), with several male spectat...
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Creek Nation Reservation

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Description: Men walk on a hill at a Creek Nation Reservation, in Sapulpa, Indian Territory.
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Possible Morehead Residence

Date: 1910
Description: View of what possibly was the William Morehead residence on the bank of the Sugar River. The original Greek Revival structure was erected in 1858 by Veron...
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Bartlett Memorial Historical Museum

Date: 1962
Description: View of a car in the open doorway of a barn at the Bartlett Memorial Historical Museum.
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Bartlett Memorial Historical Museum Grounds

Date: 1962
Description: Exterior view of the museum, with the museum annex on the left.
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Barn on the Nelson Dewey Farm

Date: 1932
Description: View towards a barn, with a railroad bridge in the foreground.
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Belle Case La Follette on Horseback

Date: 1903
Description: Belle Case La Follette on horseback in front of the barn at the Wisconsin Executive Residence on Gilman Street. This snapshot was taken during the period t...
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Governor Taylor's Farm in Cottage Grove

Date: 02 21 1927
Description: Governor Taylor's farm with granary and barn.
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Niels-Larsen Granary in Deerfield

Date: 1976
Description: Niels-Larsen granary on its original site, before its removal to Old World Wisconsin, Eagle, Wis;, where it was erected on the Norwegian site.
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Barn and Farmer's House

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Description: Elevated view of barn and farmer's house of John Bass.
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Round Barn

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Description: View across field of a round barn with cows grazing in the pasture in front. Built by John Warren, Menominee.
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Waterwheel in Fairwater

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Description: Waterwheel for generating electric power, with men sitting on the log support. It may be the largest in the nation. The waterwheel was built in 1924 by a c...
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Ramsey Barn

Date: 1975
Description: View of the Ramsey barn, built in 1841 by William Barrie. The barn is now located at Old World Wisconsin in Eagle, Wisconsin.

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